CONDORSTOWN, Calif. – The Bakersfield Condors (30-29-2-3, 65pts) jumped out to a 2-0 lead over the Alaska Aces (42-17-3-3, 90pts), but couldn’t hold on, and eventually fell 4-2 Tuesday night at Rabobank Arena.

CONDORS goal: D Erik Burgdoerfer (11th) with a wrist shot from the right point (Schaber, Carroll assist); BAK leads, 2-0

Shots: BAK – 7 | AK – 7

2nd Period

Aces goal: F Andy Taranto with a goal that pinballed around from behind the goal line to the back of the net at 4:30; BAK leads, 2-1

Aces goal: LW Brett Findlay on a partial breakaway at 14:26; tied 2-2

Aces goal: Findlay with his second of the period from the top of the slot, with a shot that finds the top left corner of the net at 16:45; AK leads, 3-2

Shots: BAK – 10 | AK – 17

3rd Period

Las Vegas goal: Taranto with his second of the game, off a rebound into the slot at 11:33; AK leads, 4-2

Shots: BAK – 4 | AK – 11

W: Crandall (2-0-0-0, 21/19)

L: Pickard (5-10-0-0, 35/31)

Condors droppings:

Three Stars: 1. Findlay (AK) 2. MacNeil (BAK) 3. Taranto (AK)

Final shots: BAK – 21 | AK – 35

Power plays: BAK – 0/3 | AK – 0/4

F Nick MacNeil had an assist, has points in back to back games and a point in three of his first five professional games.

F Jordan Knackstedt (2g-4a) extended his point streak to six games and led the team with five shots.

The Aces played with two more skaters than Bakersfield, as the Condors injury list kept them to nine forwards and just five defensemen.

Scratches: Pageau (21-IR), Bennett (21-IR), Cunningham, Watson, Bunz

NEXT HOME GAME

Friday, Mar. 28 -Bakersfield Fog Jersey Night

Condors vs. Ontario Reign

Condors will wear special Bakersfield Oilers jerseys for a Jersey Off Our Backs Raffle & Auction

Sponsored by 97.3 Jack FM, Dignity Health and American Business Machines

Five of the jerseys will be given away at the game, the rest auctioned off to benefit the Kern County Cancer Fund

Hairiest Back Contest – submit your photo to condors@bakersfieldcondors.com or tweet to us (@Condors) and participants will compete at center ice for a prize pack including a $75 Eureka Burger gift certificate and 4 glass seats.

Join us before the game at the Bakersfield Marriott at the Convention Center from 5:30 – 7 p.m. for the first ever Condors Craft Beer Fest. Click here for tickets. Season ticket holders who don’t also need a ticket to the game, click here.

Doors open at 6 p.m., the puck drops at 7 p.m.

Tune In:

All games, home and away, can be heard on Fox Sports Radio 970 AM (www.foxsports970am.com), through your mobile device on iHeartRadio, or pay-per-view online at www.AmericaOneSports.com. “Condors Countdown” starts 15 minutes prior to the drop of the puck.

“Condors Unleashed” weekly live webcast produced by the Bakersfield Californian can be seen on www.Bakersfield.com Wednesdays from Noon – 1 p.m.